The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-19

= soon, and worked on her sketch even
by lsmp-light
Josh Haight was as good as his word;
/ he was even better; he brought the
/ pony over four times, because on the
third occasion the pony's natural spirits
overcame his discretion. and billy
I found it undesirable to finish him with
his heels in the air.
Dilly's success was even greater than
she had anticipated; she had never
drawn any thing so well before
I 1t had become fashionable among the
girls not 10 show their drawings nor
! TO reveal the subjects to each other.
/ There WAS mystery in the air. and il
added to the excitement Chatty Ark
wright was more worn and pale with
anxiety every. day. and rs Oily put the
! finishing touches to her picture,
Chatty's face would rise before her and
chill all her glowing pride. She
couldn't keep Chstty out of her
/ thoughts.
/ The afternoon before the drawings
We're 10 be sent in To the judges. Chatty
ran out and called billy Us she WAS go
ing by. She had her drawing in her
, hand.
81 mssst show it To YOU. billy. l
want YOU to tell me honestly whether
YOU think yours is better or not. You
can't understand how much difference
it makes To me. There doesn't seem
. .,,h .,. II. &. n
. br an artist"
billy took the drawing into her hand.
II was Il group of horses and a colt
the colt! Josh Haight'S colt. There
was no installing the long delicate
! limbs and the graceful, spirited arch
Of tin: neck
Josh .Haight let me 90 over TO his
pasture and draw them. Isn't the colt
Il beauty? Josh promised not to let
anybody else draw him. Did YOU draw
the cow and calf? Is yours better than
mine?"
The drawing was very well done, but
it WAS not so good as her uwn; the
|, touch was Il little timid: il was not -
free and spirited a. hers.
There was Il pause, i'm which il seemed
10 billy that her hearts beating was
choking her.
You mustn't ask me; I'm not one
of the Judges" she said at length,
with little forced laugh, and she
thrust the drawing into Chatty's hands
and ran away.
When she reached home she shut
herself into her room, and took out the
unfinished sketch of Crumple and her
calf. 1T might as well be finished,
anyway" she said TO herself.
She was long time the next morn
ing in making preparations to carry
her drawing to the Academy. where
there was holiday, and nothing going
on but the examination of drawings,
which were all to be handed in before
ten o'clock. She kept her two draw
ings on her table. and kept looking al.
them while she was dressing. Little
Theophilus, the youngest of the nine,
watched her, with childish wonder al
her unusual silence. When she was
ready she laid one of the drawings
away in drawer, shutting her lips as
tightly together Is she shut the drawer
and took the other in her hand.
1t was beautiful April morning
The next Sunday would be Easter. and
every thing seemed to know it; but
Dilly's face was clOuded. When she
reached the little bridge over Creeping
Brook she heard shouting behind her.
sgd was running after her. waving
something in his hand. You're the
careIessest girl!' he painted. 'IfThoffy
hadn't seen you take the wrong picture.
you might not have got it there in
time"
Dilly's heart beat quickly 1t was
not too late now To win the prize. But
II took the one | meant to-" she
said. ''Oh, Sydr'-her voice broke
almost into tears now-'I couldn't
bear to win the prize away from Chatty
Arkwright; it makes so much difference
to herr
If that isn't the most ridiculous
lhilS tNSI HcsAIu Va cAClaAiicu oIu,
with tremendous emphasis. Hasn't
she had fair chance? Is it your fault
if she can't draw as well as you can?
can tell you that isn't the way things
are done in this world"
1t was of no use to argue against
Syd's worldly wisdom. She wished she
had told Margery. Margery saved
up," but she would have understood.
81 have right to do rs l please, and
you have no right to interfere" said
Oily. drawing herself up
sgd looked thoroughly surprised; it
WAS a new thing for Oily to be self
asserting; and although his face was
like thunder-cloud, he did not try to
hinder Diily, as, after one last look at